While this spring might have been one of the worst-weather seasons for track and field in recent memory, it also might go down as one of the best for blooming talent on the Colorado scene.

With a handful of nationally ranked athletes and feats that might never be outdone, the 2008 Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado track team is led by outstanding individuals in four categories, including sprints/hurdles, distance, weight events and jumping events.

Sierra hurdler Kelby Dias was the only athlete to chalk up four wins at the Class 4A state meet.

The junior defended his titles in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles, helped his team win the 800 relay and surprised even himself with a win in the long jump.

D'Evelyn's Kevin Williams won his third consecutive 4A 3,200 title, falling only .38 of a second short of a state record. He won six high school titles and will head to the University of Oklahoma.

Mason Finley of Buena Vista made a mark on the national throwing scene when his discus toss of 222 feet, 1 inch became the third-best mark ever by a U.S. high school athlete.

"When I threw 222, I knew I had (a personal record), but I didn't know that I had thrown that far, so I was pretty surprised," said the 6-foot-8, 330-pound junior, who won the shot put and discus at the 3A state meet for the second year in a row.

Cherry Creek's Roman Holmes quietly broke the 18-year-old state record in the long jump with his leap of 24-111/2. Two weeks later at the 5A state meet, he claimed the long-jump and triple- jump titles and helped the Bruins win the 400 relay.

Conifer junior Emily Blok defended her titles in the 100 and 200 at the 4A state meet and added another title in the 400 and a second-place finish in the long jump.

Meanwhile, Air Academy's Allie McLaughlin won her first state title in the 3,200, recording Colorado's second-fastest mark in the event with a time of 10:49.46.

Hayden junior Holli Salazar won the 2A shot-put title, and her toss of 41-73/4 was the best mark for any classification.

Also, Longmont's Elizabeth Stover bettered her own 4A state meet record to end her high school pole-vaulting career with a best effort of 13-3. She's headed to Purdue University.

Matt Norton led Thompson Valley to the 4A girls team title after finishing second last year, and Longmont coach Tim McIntire led the Trojans to the school's first boys team title since 1950.

ALL-COLORADO

Boys

Event Athlete School Yr. Time/Distance

100 Joe Morris Golden Sr. 10.61

200 Dominick Roberts Denver East Jr. 21.09

400 Dominick Roberts Denver East Jr. 47.27

800 Dey Tuach Thornton Sr. 1:52.42

1,600 Kevin Williams D'Evelyn Sr. 4:14.76

3,200 Kevin Williams D'Evelyn Sr. 9:06.27

110 hurdles Kelby Dias Sierra Jr. 14.09 Cory Engel Northglenn Jr. 14.09

300 hurdles Kelby Dias Sierra Jr. 37.59

400 relay Roman Holmes Cherry Creek Sr. 42.28 Devaughn Levy Jr. Alex Johnson Sr. Kiel Pickett So.

800 relay Paul Terailleur Grandview Sr. 1:27.87 Marion Brown Sr. Brett Johnson Sr. Davis Burl Sr.

1,600 relay Shaine McGee Montbello Sr. 3:16.42 Tyree Yates Sr. Courtney Dorsey Sr. Denzel Washington Sr.

3,200 relay Tony Crisofulli Battle Mountain Sr. 7:52.09 Connor Tedstrom So. Jonny Stevens Sr. John O'Neil Sr.

High jump Chris Carter Conifer Sr. 6-7 Caston Mabin Aurora Central Sr. 6-7

Long jump Roman Holmes Cherry Creek Sr. 24-43/4

Triple jump Roman Holmes Cherry Creek Sr. 50-91/4

Pole vault Chase Cooper Smoky Hill Jr. 16-7

Discus Mason Finley Buena Vista Jr. 211-6

Shot put Mason Finley Buena Vista Jr. 64-91/4

* Sprinter/hurdler of the year: Kelby Dias, Sierra.

* Distance runner of the year: Kevin Williams, D'Evelyn.

* Jumping events athlete of the year: Roman Holmes, Cherry Creek.

* Weight events athlete of the year: Mason Finley, Buena Vista.

* Coach of the year: Tim McIntire, Longmont.

Girls

Event Athlete School Yr. Time/Distance

100 Emily Blok Conifer Jr. 11.80

200 Emily Blok Conifer Jr. 24.11

400 Emily Blok Conifer Jr. 55.69

800 Samantha Berggren Middle Park Fr. 2:12.70

1,600 Kaitlin Hanenburg The Classical Acad. So. 5:00.52

3,200 Allie McLaughlin Air Academy Jr. 10:49.46

100 hurdles Brianna Patton Eaglecrest Sr. 14.08

300 hurdles Margaret Weingart Peak to Peak Sr. 43.96

400 relay Sierra Jones Montbello Sr. 48.15 Natasha Gay Sr. Kyja Winchester Fr. Kayla Fisher-Taylor So.

800 relay Sierra Jones Montbello Sr. 1:40.79 Kayla Fisher-Taylor So. Warren Washington Jr. Natasha Gay Sr.

800 medley Creslie Henegan Overland Sr. 1:46.54 Stormye Everett Sr. Zadia Bryant Sr. Brittany Lewis Fr.

1,600 relay Jessica Foreman Thompson Valley Sr. 3:54.45 Brooke Regan Jr. Sierra Method Jr. Liz Tremblay Jr.

3,200 relay Kelly Hanrahan Chaparral Jr. 9:21.47 Melanie Bergen Jr. Kirsten Lake Sr. Katlyn Wojan So.

High jump Emily Hanna Fountain Valley Jr. 5-6

Long jump Emmalie Pfankuch Fort Collins Sr. 18-1/4

Triple jump Ashley Fanelli Arvada Sr. 38-63/4

Pole vault Elizabeth Stover Longmont Sr. 13-4

Discus Brooke Jackson Littleton Jr. 134-8

Shot put Holli Salazar Hayden Jr. 41-73/4

* Sprinter/hurdler of the year: Emily Blok, Conifer.

* Distance runner of the year: Allie McLaughlin, Air Academy.

* Jumping events athlete of the year: Elizabeth Stover, Longmont.

* Weight events athlete of the year: Holli Salazar, Hayden.

* Coach of the year: Matt Norton, Thompson Valley.

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